A Northwest Division battle is on tap between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Portland is 25-35 overall and 16-17 at home, while Denver is 35-25 overall and 18-15 on the road. Denver is favored by 8 points in the latest Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 226. Before you make any Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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